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The Coming Collapse of the Middle Class with Elizabeth Warren

University of California Television (UCTV) · lecture · Watch on YouTube

Labor, work & inequalityUniversity lectures & coursesUS politics & elections

What it is

Elizabeth Warren's 2007 Berkeley lecture, when she was a Harvard law professor, on why middle-class families are under growing financial strain. She draws on bankruptcy research to examine rising costs of housing, health care and education.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN cites it often in debates on inequality, cost disease and stagnant middle-class income, praising its data-driven approach.

  • 10 people recommended it
  • 10 different months
  • 2 strong recommendations
  • first 2008, last 2022

What HN commenters said

  1. “it's gripping stuff, because she develops insights based on research and hard-nosed science.”

    Research-driven talk with rigorous data handling.

    JackC, 2012-05 · Strong recommendation · in “TED and inequality: The real story”

  2. “Everyone should watch the video.”

    Answers why households have more cars.

    hannibal5, 2013-09 · Strong recommendation · in “Median Family Income Is Lower Today Than in 1989”

  3. “If you are interested: the link is”

    Warren on housing and healthcare squeezing middle-class families.

    timnic, 2008-05 · Recommendation · in “After the boomers, meet the children dubbed 'baby losers'”

  4. “in view of recent developments I recommend watching it (58 minutes, sorry)”

    Wages and revolving credit data; graphs and data are interesting.

    johnohara, 2010-06 · Recommendation · in “David Harvey: Crises of Capitalism (RSA Animate)”

  5. “Here is a great lecture from Elizabeth Warren on the subject”

    Data showing bankruptcy gaming is rare.

    patdennis, 2012-07 · Recommendation · in “Looting: The Economic Underworld of Bankruptcy for Profit”

  6. “I'd advise giving this a watch. The data has surprised everyone, including the people researching it”

    Surprising data.

    eli_gottlieb, 2013-01 · Recommendation · in “Recession, tech kill middle-class jobs”

  7. “This is a good talk that discusses nonintuitive pains the middle class is experiencing”

    Discusses nonintuitive pains of the middle class.

    heurist, 2016-01 · Recommendation · in “Economic Inequality”

  8. “This 2008 talk by Elizabeth Warren shows how much more complicated the situation is than the picture you paint.”

    Shows the situation is more complicated.

    sn9, 2016-09 · Recommendation · in “A disaster is looming for American men”

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Topics: elizabeth warren, bankruptcy, two-income trap, housing costs, inequality

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